Arts

By Antonio Cooper   The Golden Globes have been exposed as a white-dominated institution that occasionally elects to treat Black art as charity and Black representation as optional. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year Username Password Remember Me […]

By Antonio Cooper   '106 & Park' innovatively captured and propelled Black culture in a way that cemented the show in history as a cultural cornerstone. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

By Antonio Cooper   The Grammys, one of the most iconic, distinguishable, and talked-about award shows of all time, has remained the testament of music high-snobbery for well over 50 years, however, it's time to have an honest discussion about the award show's obsession with snubbing Black artists. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign […]

There is something special about the women-led revolution in hip-hop we are experiencing (2021).   By Antonio Cooper   Throughout the genre’s existence, hip-hop has always centered on the art of anecdote recital, its artistic storytelling at its highest form, however much like any artistic format, it has always been a male-dominated circle. But In […]

By Shayler Richmond     Social media hasn’t always been the safest place to be angry, sad, or grieve, but the happenings of 2020 have exacerbated all of America’s inequities, simultaneously coronavirus has pushed much of our community into virtual spaces — some activists and artists have developed effective ways of using social media to […]

By Shayler Richmond Black, 28-year-old, Queer-artist W.J. Lofton wrote and creative directed, “We Ask for Fire” a poetry short film that eloquently provides context for America’s racial unrest by articulating the truth -- Breonna Taylor was murdered by police. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 […]

By TRF   We are continuing to build community by highlighting Black storytellers with a Never-Ending List of Independent Black Podcasts #NELBP. Use this hashtag #NELBP Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

By Shayler Richmond Black is King, is a work of art; Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter continues to shape how Black people see our world. Black is King, created space for more people to love, value, and respect being Black. Black culture is an accumulation of everything we are and everything we do. She leveraged the opportunity […]

By TRF We are continuing to build community by highlighting Black storytellers with a Never-Ending List of Independent Black Authors #NELBA. Use this hashtag #NELBA Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

By Shayler Richmond Imani Mixon (left) and Margot Bowman (right) photo by Xavier Cuevas “Showing Up Showing Out: a film about the past, present and future of Motown,” presented through the collaboration of Carhartt WIP, Dazed and NTS Radio; produced in conjunction with Prettybird; created by Margot Bowman and Imani Mixon. Enrichment needs perspective. Already […]

By Shayler Richmond   Singer, song-writer and performer Kristianna, sits down with Shayler Richmond to discuss her newly debuted project, "Too Late to Be Sorry," her growth as an artist and her band, Kristianna and The Daynites. Kristianna has been writing music for six years. Inspired by real-life experiences that she and others relate to. […]

For eras, art has been a catalyst for storytelling, a space for ideas to gain momentum, and a medium, which continues to set the stage; Indigenous American artist, Gregg Deal, is authentically incorporating art and activism to provoke thought and challenge people to think outside the lines.   By Shayler Richmond   According to reports, […]